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GKN Aerospace, the largest private employer on the Isle of Wight, is once again recruiting apprentices for its sites based in East Cowes as part of its commitment to developing the workforce of the future. In recent years GKN Aerospace...

Entries for the IW Chamber Business Awards 2025, the Island’s most prestigious awards ceremony, are now open. Has your business had a brilliant year? Do you have a story to celebrate? It may be worth considering entering the IW Chamber...

Jewson, one of the UK’s leading builders’ merchants has announced it plans to open a new 'Branch of the Future' in Newport, Isle of Wight.  The company finalised a deal earlier this week, agreeing to purchase the land at the...

The New Year will get off to a bad start for motorists as the main road between Ryde and Sandown will be closed for almost the whole of January. Island Roads have finally decided to resurface New Road in Brading,...

Light up the Wight, the Isle of Wight’s official Christmas lights map and competition, is back for 2024! Families from across the Island are expected to jump in their cars – or on the now-sold-out Southern Vectis tour bus –...

A luxury Isle of Wight hotel with panoramic sea views could see further works to enhance its services and customer experience. A2K Leisure LLP has applied to the Isle of Wight Council for planning permission to install a new entrance...

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for information and witnesses following a report of assault in Cowes, in which a 14-year-old boy suffered a black eye. It's said that a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were assaulted...

Businesses and charitable organisations in Ryde - including a popular cinema dating back to the 1930s - could receive up to £12,633.14 in facelift grants. Ryde Town Council’s Community Planning Committee has decided to go ahead with 2025/26 grant applications...

There are close to 350 prehistoric barrows on the Isle of Wight, but Island Echo takes a look at a handful as part of the latest in the Secret Isle of Wight heritage series... The Longstone at Mottistone, a long...

58-year-old Andrew Collins, who was convicted of exposing himself in front of 2 women at a local holiday park back in 2022, has appeared before magistrates again after breaching the notification requirements of the Sex Offender's Register.  Collins, now of...